Rodeo Pictures

Pictures taken at the 2009 Livermore Rodeo. The event was a great opportunity to try out my new telephoto lens for my Canon Eos 40D. It worked well, if you ask me. This is an impression of the horseback and bull action at the event. It is pretty tough to see how the animals are being forced to buck by using belts strapped on their lower bodies and by pushing them out of tiny gates. The crowds loved it though and I must say that I don't regret seeing it at least this once.

Bareback bucking

Barrel race, the one activity for women that actually looks humane towards the animals as well and is quite fun and exciting to watch as well

The bulls threw off their tormentors in rapid succession